Harry and Meghan's children have not been invited to King Charles' coronation, it is claimed. The Sunday Telegraph reports that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been invited but it says that the correspondence from Buckingham Palace did not mention Archie, three, or one-year-old Lilibet.
The ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey in less than eight weeks, and the couple have reportedly had no information about whether the children are included in the plans.
Harry and Meghan are yet to confirm whether they will attend the event and are understood to be weighing up the logistics. Asked if Archie and Lilibet were invited, one royal source simply noted that they were "very young". But the report says that Prince George, nine, and Princess Charlotte, who turns eight just days before the coronation, are expected to attend the ceremony crowning King Charles III.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are still “pondering” whether to take Prince Louis, who turns five next month, but they are thought likely to include him.
The Telegraph says that friends have suggested, though, the potential inclusion of Archie and Lilibet will be discussed if and when Duke and Duchess of Sussex confirm their own attendance. Plans are well under way for the ceremony, which will take place on May 6.
Camilla will also be crowned as Queen Consort during the traditional ceremony. Her son, Tom Parker Bowles, has two children aged 15 and 13 and her daughter, Laura Lopes, has a 15-year-old daughter and twins aged 13. These children will have official roles at the ceremony.
